swap lines

A form of swap line — A procedure whereby a central bank (usually the United States Federal Reserve) trades money with a foreign bank in one currency in exchange for an equivalent amount of money in the foreign bank's domestic currency, for the purpose of alleviating a currency shortage.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of swap line
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